Went to a JoAnn store yesterday to get fabric. I mentioned something about all the prices going up, and she asked if I'd noticed the width shrinking? I said no. She said that now some bolts are 40-42" wide now instead of 44-45. Hence our FQ are getting smaller. We catch it from all directions.
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If you go to any lumber store and check out the wood, you will find a 2x4 is smaller than its measurements. Survey of the education in the world puts the US down on the charts in math. Now we know why.
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I bought 2 yards of moda fabric recently and it was only 41 inches wide. I was not happy. And probably will steer clear of Moda from now own. Thank goodness Connecting Threads is still 44 inches wide.
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I noticed the same thing. I lined up a few to cut out at the same time and none of them were the same size...18x22. I was using good qualtiy fabric from a quilt shop. Boy was I surprised. I could have seen it from Walmart but not my LQS. Guess it's another way to get us.
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Some of those smaller fat quarters are labled "Made in China" and are tightly wrapped around cardboard. I have found others that are just the same but without the label.
However there are often "different" prints in those collections....like Gold overprinting for instance. |
Joann's is getting more expensive than the quilt shops. Their FQ are a lot more used to be .99. will have to check size and width of fabric. Sue
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